i

ttered, heavy and sluggish, as I blinked against the sterile light of the hospital room. An IV

doctor," a nurse's voi

side. She was middle-aged, with a warm smile that somehow managed

eetie?" She asked, gently

form words. She handed me a glass of

"I know life can get hectic, especially for someone your age, but you

the door opened, and the doctor walked in, his face ste

ted..." h

ease through me. My pulse quickened as his eyes met

weight these days, but skipping meals can be harmful-especially to your

ped from my lips, my

tilt, and my heart

gna

period this month, but I'd attributed it to stress, the

n imprint on my body and soul. My hands instinctively moved to my stomach. "

h a small smile. "But you must take better ca

c storm. Relief that the baby was unhar

jaw was tense, his amber eyes scanning the scene as he moved toward the docto

the stranger and me. "Ah, you must be her husband

s curving into a charming, confident smile. "Thank you, Doctor. I'll make sure to ta

riptions, speaking as though this man were truly my partner. My

n from that night-the one whose name I didn't even know b

gement, my father and Sheldon would've forced me to terminate this pregnancy. But now..

through my thoughts, his hand wa

rious gaze, my confusion

the doctor when he assumed you're the father of my baby

edge of my bed. "Calm down. You need to stay relaxed-for the sake

could've frozen the air betwee

get it. You're not in the mood for humor. My bad." His expressio

ver my chest, my face se

he admitted, his tone low, as if sayi

"That was your car? You could've killed my baby!" I shriek

u, but by the time the car stopped, you'd already fainted. I swear, it wasn't as bad as it sounds," he explained quickly, his words tumbli

addening, had a thre

mends," he added, h

eyes, weighing

're going to raise this baby on your own, and when I brought you here, it was clear you weren't

name: Julian. Beneath it, the title Manager glinted. He w

or. I couldn't keep this baby on a waitress's salary, not wh

vulnerability in it foreign even to my own ear

nsider it done. But..." He cocked an eyebrow, his curios

trust I was trying to have. "If you want to help

crossing his face. Then, he shrugged,